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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waterton had a population of 141 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterton, with the one closest to Waterton listed first.

  • Town Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Huntington Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harveyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Koonsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonsville
    • Koonsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Register
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Register
    • From Waterton to Register
  • New Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
    • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Mocanaqua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocanaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocanaqua
    • Mocanaqua is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocanaqua <3>
  • Shickshinny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clarks View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambra
    • Cambra is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambra <3>
  • Muhlenberg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muhlenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhlenberg
    • Muhlenberg is located in Luzerne County
  • Bloomingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Asbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Columbia County
  • Rittenhouse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Zaner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Evansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Evansville is located in Columbia County
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nescopeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
    • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <3>
  • Beach Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
    • Pond Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lee
    • From Waterton to Lee
  • Stillwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fowlersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
    • Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
  • Briar Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wapwallopen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapwallopen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapwallopen
    • Wapwallopen is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapwallopen <3>
  • Glen Lyon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prichard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prichard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Prichard is located in Luzerne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prichard
    • From Waterton to Prichard
  • Coles Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
    • Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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